Is the Tendency to Engage in Entrepreneurship Genetic?

By Nicos Nicolaou, Scott A. Shane, Lynn Cherkas, Janice Hunkin, Tim D. Spector. Management Sciences, 2008

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Enrolling Stakeholders under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty (2016, background): “Implications for entrepreneurship process research Much entrepreneurship research focuses on the attributes of entrepreneurs (Nicolaou et al., 2008) or entrepreneurial organizations (Lumpkin and Dess, 1996) and the implications of these attributes for a variety of entrepreneurial outcomes—including…”
Biology and Selection into Entrepreneurship—The Relevance of Prenatal Testosterone Exposure (2016, result): “…(White et al., 2007, p. 451), our results add to the empirical evidence that entrepreneurial behavior is related to biological factors such as genes and hormones (e.g., Guiso & Rustichini, 2011a; Nicolaou et al., 2008; Sapienza et al., 2009; Trahms et al., 2010; Weiss et al., 2007; White et al.).”
Social capital access and entrepreneurship (2010, background): “…entrepreneurial abilities include a person’s risk aversion (Fairlie, 2002; Kihlstrom and Laffont, 1979; Cramer et al., 2002) and education (Falck et al., forthcoming; Lazear, 2005), but also practical experience (Fairlie and Robb, 2007) and genetic factors (Nicolaou et al., 2008) play a major role.”
Age, culture, and self-employment motivation (2015, background): “This is supported by the view that entrepreneurship is to a considerable extent a result of genetic inheritance (Nicolaou et al. 2008); hence, entrepreneurship’s development over the lifespan has a biological origin that is universally recognizable (Shane and Nicolaou 2015).”
Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship (2010, neutral): “That is, whereas individual variation in innate traits such as extraversion or risk-taking ability may shape entry into entrepreneurship (Nicolaou et al. 2008), the composition of an individual’s peer group may influence the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity as well.”
Entrepreneurship and role models (2012, background): “However, it is acknowledged that genetic heritage (Nicolaou et al. 2008), the actual possibilities for learning on the job provided by a family business (Fairlie and Robb, 2007), or financial support (Georgellis et al. 2005) may also underlie the observed association between the choice for…”
Entrepreneurship in a Regional Context: Historical Roots, Recent Developments and Future Challenges (2014, background): “…for entrepreneurship’; transfer of valid personality characteristics and entrepreneurial skills from parents (SCHMITTRODERMUND, 2007); direct inheritance of existing businesses; and direct financial support from parents (NICOLAOU et al., 2008; KOELLINGER et al., 2010; LINDQUIST et al., 2012).”
ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions (2013, result): “By examining the mediating role of risk taking propensity in the relation between ADHD-like behavior—that shows a highly genetic predisposition—and entrepreneurial intentions, our study also adds to the understanding of the genetic basis of entrepreneurship (van der Loos et al. 2013; Nicolaou et al.”